Environment
The tiny transmitter tracking monarch butterflies’ migration from Canada to Mexico
Conservationists are gluing solar panels onto insects to help reveal habitat gaps on the 4,000-km journey
By Tom Jokinen
Environment
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Energy
What happens when floating solar panels meet a Canadian winter?
An encouraging new energy source is being kept afloat by ingenious bubble technology
Innovation
How a Canadian-made, ugly-duckling water bomber cornered the world market
New federal funding will help meet demand for the Super Scooper, a firefighting plane that everyone suddenly wants
By Lisa Hrabluk
Transportation
Why public transit in the suburbs isn’t always completely terrible
Canada’s urban outposts used to be seen as transit vacuums. But expanded bus service is drawing a surprising number of riders
By Jonathan EnglishPhotos by David Pike
Environment
How to protect a little industry when a big one comes to town
Bears and belugas bring 25,000 ecotourists to Churchill every year. A planned megaproject could put it all in peril
By Tom JokinenPhotos by Pat Kane
Environment
The ‘Lego’ truck that’s trying to fix Vancouver’s recycling problem
Recycling Alternative’s trucks promise to collect flexible plastics in Vancouver. Getting them on the road has been a bumpy ride
By Ainslie CruickshankPhotos by Jimmy Jeong
Habitats
Why this Saskatchewan farmer is letting his land grow wild
Lorne Scott grows wheat and oats, but sees just as much value in grassland preservation
By Tom JokinenPhotos by Danielle Tocker
Energy
This P.E.I. city is closing in on 100% renewable power
Wind and solar provide most of Summerside’s energy needs. Here’s how it plans to get the rest of the way there
By Alison AuldPhotos by Vanessa Tignanelli
Weather
Why this renowned American researcher is leaving the U.S. to work in Canada instead
Seth Guikema is one of 64 research chairs going to Canada as part of a $1.7-billion federal effort to attract international talent
By Lisa HrablukPhotos by Jacob Hege
Environment
What drunken forests can teach us about Canada’s thawing permafrost
It may look like they’re recovering from a wild night out, but these trees are a climate change red alarm
By Rebecca GaoPhotos by Chantal Bennett
Weather
What if your city were a sponge? This urban planning strategy could help solve flooding
More severe rainstorms are overwhelming infrastructure. Absorbing some of the water would help
By Tom Jokinen
Weather
Inside Nova Scotia’s grassroots movement to document rising seas and receding beaches
The $40 MacGyvered tool helping citizen scientists measure climate change
By Andrew SealePhotos by Chris Donovan
Weather
Communications gaps are making chaotic emergency evacuations even worse
Can better planning and a new app help?
Weather
How Canada’s fire seasons got so bad
And why technology alone won’t be enough to tackle the challenge
Environment
Winnipeg’s century-long battle against mosquitoes
The goal? Less than one mosquito bite per minute
By Rebecca Gao
Environment
The Canadian entrepreneur turning garbage into hand soap
Nivatha Balendra's company has defied biotech odds, going straight from laboratory breakthrough to commercial production
By Courtney SheaPhotos by Boris Thebia
Housing
Inside the rush to build highrises and fire halls out of … wood?!?!
Climate-friendly mass timber is speeding up construction and, surprisingly, improving fire safety
By Stefan NovakovicPhotos by Justin Poulsen
Hear Me Out
This rover can help piles of mine waste ‘inhale’ carbon dioxide
A Canadian startup is working on tailings technology to remove billions of tonnes of CO² from the air
By Kelsey Rolfe
Health
Is Canada measuring air quality accurately?
A Canadian scientist’s efforts have improved monitoring, but lack of coverage and communication still leaves communities at risk
By H.G. Watson
Environment
Could these geothermal greenhouses mean more fresh produce above the 60th parallel?
More than 280 remote communities in Canada remain unconnected to North America’s electricity grid or natural gas pipelines
By Kate LunauPhotos by Vicky Lam
Environment
The quest to bring the ancient pawpaw fruit back to Ontario
An Indigenous-led movement is restoring the tropical-tasting, climate-resilient fruit tree
By Connor GarelPhotos by Misha Donohoe
Environment
Can four SFU grads remake the electricity market with old EV batteries?
Moment Energy bundles discarded batteries into packs that can store power for when it's most needed
Environment
What if thousands of unused dams in Canada could generate clean power again?
Aslan Renewables’ riverside turbines-in-a-box are designed to feed hydro to local grids in real time
Environment
How the grizzly crossed the road
Real-life animal crossings are popping up across western Canada, preventing deadly highway collisions
By Eva Holland
Technology
A radiator plugged into the Earth?!
For Calgary’s Eavor, Germany was the best fit for its advanced geothermal. CEO Mark Fitzgerald would like to see Canada catch up
By Kate Lunau
Innovation
9 ambitious ideas growing in Kingston, Ont.
The city is a launchpad for companies working on some of the world’s biggest industrial and medical challenges
By Liza Agrba
Environment
How reusable cups could help solve the World Cup’s garbage problem
Muuse Canada’s cups in Toronto’s FIFA Fan Festival zone may keep 237,000 pounds of plastic out of landfills
Environment
Tapping into the Earth’s layers could yield limitless energy
Can next-generation geothermal power plants solve Canada’s surging electricity needs?
By Kate LunauPhotos by Vicky Lam
Habitats
A tiny Canadian bird tracker is unlocking the mysteries of migration
The Motus system is now being used around the world to help decode a worrying trend in bird populations
By Brian Banks
Environment
These apartment buildings will be heated by sewage
The scale and ingenuity of this Vancouver project is the next step in an energy revolution shaping development across Canada
Environment
Ropeless fishing is helping protect endangered right whales
Rope entanglement is killing whales. New fishing gear could cut the risk – while preserving livelihoods
By Alison Auld
Artificial Intelligence
The trash-talking AI helping us recycle better
Oscar scans garbage to take the brainwork out of what goes in the bin – and drastically improve rates of recycling
By Connor Garel
Hear Me Out
A medical use for mushrooms you haven’t heard about
Canadian hospitals generate thousands of pounds of waste per year. A biodegradable gauze made of mycelium wants to shrink that
By Tina KnezevicPhotos by Vicky Lam
Environment
Zombie fires are coming back from the dead – and they’re multiplying
Smouldering secretly underground in winter, ‘holdover fires‘ trigger new spring fires. Satellite detection may be the answer
By Tom Jokinen
Environment
Inside Canada’s new love affair with miniature forests
A new wave of intensive urban tree planting sets up a competition for resources – and helps trees grow up to 10 times faster
Habitats
This simple idea is booting an invasive species out of a Hamilton marsh
Now it's been adopted in other wetlands across the country
By Brian Banks
Environment
The tiny transmitter tracking monarch butterflies’ migration from Canada to Mexico
Conservationists are gluing solar panels onto insects to help reveal habitat gaps on the 4,000-km journey
By Tom Jokinen
Innovation
How a Canadian-made, ugly-duckling water bomber cornered the world market
New federal funding will help meet demand for the Super Scooper, a firefighting plane that everyone suddenly wants
By Lisa Hrabluk
Environment
How to protect a little industry when a big one comes to town
Bears and belugas bring 25,000 ecotourists to Churchill every year. A planned megaproject could put it all in peril
By Tom JokinenPhotos by Pat Kane
Habitats
Why this Saskatchewan farmer is letting his land grow wild
Lorne Scott grows wheat and oats, but sees just as much value in grassland preservation
By Tom JokinenPhotos by Danielle Tocker
Weather
Why this renowned American researcher is leaving the U.S. to work in Canada instead
Seth Guikema is one of 64 research chairs going to Canada as part of a $1.7-billion federal effort to attract international talent
By Lisa HrablukPhotos by Jacob Hege
Weather
What if your city were a sponge? This urban planning strategy could help solve flooding
More severe rainstorms are overwhelming infrastructure. Absorbing some of the water would help
By Tom Jokinen
Weather
Communications gaps are making chaotic emergency evacuations even worse
Can better planning and a new app help?
Environment
Winnipeg’s century-long battle against mosquitoes
The goal? Less than one mosquito bite per minute
By Rebecca Gao
Housing
Inside the rush to build highrises and fire halls out of … wood?!?!
Climate-friendly mass timber is speeding up construction and, surprisingly, improving fire safety
By Stefan NovakovicPhotos by Justin Poulsen
Health
Is Canada measuring air quality accurately?
A Canadian scientist’s efforts have improved monitoring, but lack of coverage and communication still leaves communities at risk
By H.G. Watson
Environment
The quest to bring the ancient pawpaw fruit back to Ontario
An Indigenous-led movement is restoring the tropical-tasting, climate-resilient fruit tree
By Connor GarelPhotos by Misha Donohoe
Environment
What if thousands of unused dams in Canada could generate clean power again?
Aslan Renewables’ riverside turbines-in-a-box are designed to feed hydro to local grids in real time
Technology
A radiator plugged into the Earth?!
For Calgary’s Eavor, Germany was the best fit for its advanced geothermal. CEO Mark Fitzgerald would like to see Canada catch up
By Kate Lunau
Environment
How reusable cups could help solve the World Cup’s garbage problem
Muuse Canada’s cups in Toronto’s FIFA Fan Festival zone may keep 237,000 pounds of plastic out of landfills
Habitats
A tiny Canadian bird tracker is unlocking the mysteries of migration
The Motus system is now being used around the world to help decode a worrying trend in bird populations
By Brian Banks
Environment
Ropeless fishing is helping protect endangered right whales
Rope entanglement is killing whales. New fishing gear could cut the risk – while preserving livelihoods
By Alison Auld
Hear Me Out
A medical use for mushrooms you haven’t heard about
Canadian hospitals generate thousands of pounds of waste per year. A biodegradable gauze made of mycelium wants to shrink that
By Tina KnezevicPhotos by Vicky Lam
Environment
Inside Canada’s new love affair with miniature forests
A new wave of intensive urban tree planting sets up a competition for resources – and helps trees grow up to 10 times faster
Energy
What happens when floating solar panels meet a Canadian winter?
An encouraging new energy source is being kept afloat by ingenious bubble technology
Transportation
Why public transit in the suburbs isn’t always completely terrible
Canada’s urban outposts used to be seen as transit vacuums. But expanded bus service is drawing a surprising number of riders
By Jonathan EnglishPhotos by David Pike
Environment
The ‘Lego’ truck that’s trying to fix Vancouver’s recycling problem
Recycling Alternative’s trucks promise to collect flexible plastics in Vancouver. Getting them on the road has been a bumpy ride
By Ainslie CruickshankPhotos by Jimmy Jeong
Energy
This P.E.I. city is closing in on 100% renewable power
Wind and solar provide most of Summerside’s energy needs. Here’s how it plans to get the rest of the way there
By Alison AuldPhotos by Vanessa Tignanelli
Environment
What drunken forests can teach us about Canada’s thawing permafrost
It may look like they’re recovering from a wild night out, but these trees are a climate change red alarm
By Rebecca GaoPhotos by Chantal Bennett
Weather
Inside Nova Scotia’s grassroots movement to document rising seas and receding beaches
The $40 MacGyvered tool helping citizen scientists measure climate change
By Andrew SealePhotos by Chris Donovan
Weather
How Canada’s fire seasons got so bad
And why technology alone won’t be enough to tackle the challenge
Environment
The Canadian entrepreneur turning garbage into hand soap
Nivatha Balendra's company has defied biotech odds, going straight from laboratory breakthrough to commercial production
By Courtney SheaPhotos by Boris Thebia
Hear Me Out
This rover can help piles of mine waste ‘inhale’ carbon dioxide
A Canadian startup is working on tailings technology to remove billions of tonnes of CO² from the air
By Kelsey Rolfe
Environment
Could these geothermal greenhouses mean more fresh produce above the 60th parallel?
More than 280 remote communities in Canada remain unconnected to North America’s electricity grid or natural gas pipelines
By Kate LunauPhotos by Vicky Lam
Environment
Can four SFU grads remake the electricity market with old EV batteries?
Moment Energy bundles discarded batteries into packs that can store power for when it's most needed
Environment
How the grizzly crossed the road
Real-life animal crossings are popping up across western Canada, preventing deadly highway collisions
By Eva Holland
Innovation
9 ambitious ideas growing in Kingston, Ont.
The city is a launchpad for companies working on some of the world’s biggest industrial and medical challenges
By Liza Agrba
Environment
Tapping into the Earth’s layers could yield limitless energy
Can next-generation geothermal power plants solve Canada’s surging electricity needs?
By Kate LunauPhotos by Vicky Lam
Environment
These apartment buildings will be heated by sewage
The scale and ingenuity of this Vancouver project is the next step in an energy revolution shaping development across Canada
Artificial Intelligence
The trash-talking AI helping us recycle better
Oscar scans garbage to take the brainwork out of what goes in the bin – and drastically improve rates of recycling
By Connor Garel
Environment
Zombie fires are coming back from the dead – and they’re multiplying
Smouldering secretly underground in winter, ‘holdover fires‘ trigger new spring fires. Satellite detection may be the answer
By Tom Jokinen
Habitats
This simple idea is booting an invasive species out of a Hamilton marsh
Now it's been adopted in other wetlands across the country
By Brian Banks
Environment
The tiny transmitter tracking monarch butterflies’ migration from Canada to Mexico
Conservationists are gluing solar panels onto insects to help reveal habitat gaps on the 4,000-km journey
By Tom Jokinen
Environment
How to protect a little industry when a big one comes to town
Bears and belugas bring 25,000 ecotourists to Churchill every year. A planned megaproject could put it all in peril
By Tom JokinenPhotos by Pat Kane
Weather
Why this renowned American researcher is leaving the U.S. to work in Canada instead
Seth Guikema is one of 64 research chairs going to Canada as part of a $1.7-billion federal effort to attract international talent
By Lisa HrablukPhotos by Jacob Hege
Weather
Communications gaps are making chaotic emergency evacuations even worse
Can better planning and a new app help?
Housing
Inside the rush to build highrises and fire halls out of … wood?!?!
Climate-friendly mass timber is speeding up construction and, surprisingly, improving fire safety
By Stefan NovakovicPhotos by Justin Poulsen
Environment
The quest to bring the ancient pawpaw fruit back to Ontario
An Indigenous-led movement is restoring the tropical-tasting, climate-resilient fruit tree
By Connor GarelPhotos by Misha Donohoe
Technology
A radiator plugged into the Earth?!
For Calgary’s Eavor, Germany was the best fit for its advanced geothermal. CEO Mark Fitzgerald would like to see Canada catch up
By Kate Lunau
Habitats
A tiny Canadian bird tracker is unlocking the mysteries of migration
The Motus system is now being used around the world to help decode a worrying trend in bird populations
By Brian Banks
Hear Me Out
A medical use for mushrooms you haven’t heard about
Canadian hospitals generate thousands of pounds of waste per year. A biodegradable gauze made of mycelium wants to shrink that
By Tina KnezevicPhotos by Vicky Lam
Energy
What happens when floating solar panels meet a Canadian winter?
An encouraging new energy source is being kept afloat by ingenious bubble technology
Environment
The ‘Lego’ truck that’s trying to fix Vancouver’s recycling problem
Recycling Alternative’s trucks promise to collect flexible plastics in Vancouver. Getting them on the road has been a bumpy ride
By Ainslie CruickshankPhotos by Jimmy Jeong
Environment
What drunken forests can teach us about Canada’s thawing permafrost
It may look like they’re recovering from a wild night out, but these trees are a climate change red alarm
By Rebecca GaoPhotos by Chantal Bennett
Weather
How Canada’s fire seasons got so bad
And why technology alone won’t be enough to tackle the challenge
Hear Me Out
This rover can help piles of mine waste ‘inhale’ carbon dioxide
A Canadian startup is working on tailings technology to remove billions of tonnes of CO² from the air
By Kelsey Rolfe
Environment
Can four SFU grads remake the electricity market with old EV batteries?
Moment Energy bundles discarded batteries into packs that can store power for when it's most needed
Innovation
9 ambitious ideas growing in Kingston, Ont.
The city is a launchpad for companies working on some of the world’s biggest industrial and medical challenges
By Liza Agrba
Environment
These apartment buildings will be heated by sewage
The scale and ingenuity of this Vancouver project is the next step in an energy revolution shaping development across Canada
Environment
Zombie fires are coming back from the dead – and they’re multiplying
Smouldering secretly underground in winter, ‘holdover fires‘ trigger new spring fires. Satellite detection may be the answer
By Tom Jokinen
Innovation
How a Canadian-made, ugly-duckling water bomber cornered the world market
New federal funding will help meet demand for the Super Scooper, a firefighting plane that everyone suddenly wants
By Lisa Hrabluk
Habitats
Why this Saskatchewan farmer is letting his land grow wild
Lorne Scott grows wheat and oats, but sees just as much value in grassland preservation
By Tom JokinenPhotos by Danielle Tocker
Weather
What if your city were a sponge? This urban planning strategy could help solve flooding
More severe rainstorms are overwhelming infrastructure. Absorbing some of the water would help
By Tom Jokinen
Environment
Winnipeg’s century-long battle against mosquitoes
The goal? Less than one mosquito bite per minute
By Rebecca Gao
Health
Is Canada measuring air quality accurately?
A Canadian scientist’s efforts have improved monitoring, but lack of coverage and communication still leaves communities at risk
By H.G. Watson
Environment
What if thousands of unused dams in Canada could generate clean power again?
Aslan Renewables’ riverside turbines-in-a-box are designed to feed hydro to local grids in real time
Environment
How reusable cups could help solve the World Cup’s garbage problem
Muuse Canada’s cups in Toronto’s FIFA Fan Festival zone may keep 237,000 pounds of plastic out of landfills
Environment
Ropeless fishing is helping protect endangered right whales
Rope entanglement is killing whales. New fishing gear could cut the risk – while preserving livelihoods
By Alison Auld
Environment
Inside Canada’s new love affair with miniature forests
A new wave of intensive urban tree planting sets up a competition for resources – and helps trees grow up to 10 times faster
Transportation
Why public transit in the suburbs isn’t always completely terrible
Canada’s urban outposts used to be seen as transit vacuums. But expanded bus service is drawing a surprising number of riders
By Jonathan EnglishPhotos by David Pike
Energy
This P.E.I. city is closing in on 100% renewable power
Wind and solar provide most of Summerside’s energy needs. Here’s how it plans to get the rest of the way there
By Alison AuldPhotos by Vanessa Tignanelli
Weather
Inside Nova Scotia’s grassroots movement to document rising seas and receding beaches
The $40 MacGyvered tool helping citizen scientists measure climate change
By Andrew SealePhotos by Chris Donovan
Environment
The Canadian entrepreneur turning garbage into hand soap
Nivatha Balendra's company has defied biotech odds, going straight from laboratory breakthrough to commercial production
By Courtney SheaPhotos by Boris Thebia
Environment
Could these geothermal greenhouses mean more fresh produce above the 60th parallel?
More than 280 remote communities in Canada remain unconnected to North America’s electricity grid or natural gas pipelines
By Kate LunauPhotos by Vicky Lam
Environment
How the grizzly crossed the road
Real-life animal crossings are popping up across western Canada, preventing deadly highway collisions
By Eva Holland
Environment
Tapping into the Earth’s layers could yield limitless energy
Can next-generation geothermal power plants solve Canada’s surging electricity needs?
By Kate LunauPhotos by Vicky Lam
Artificial Intelligence
The trash-talking AI helping us recycle better
Oscar scans garbage to take the brainwork out of what goes in the bin – and drastically improve rates of recycling
By Connor Garel
Habitats
This simple idea is booting an invasive species out of a Hamilton marsh
Now it's been adopted in other wetlands across the country
By Brian Banks